Door-catch.



witnesses I I i v lnvevnto Attorheys Patented Apr. 30, 1912.-

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARION HUGHES, OF BARTLESVILLE, OKLAHOMA.

DOOR-CATCH.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARION HUcHEs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bartlesville, in the county of Washington and State ofOklahoma, have invented a new and useful Door-Catch, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to door stops and detents for retaining a door inopen position, and has for its object to provide a combined cushioneddoor stop and detent which is adapted to receive the impact of the dooras the same is swung open and retain the door in such position.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a simple,inexpensive and efficient device of this character.

To the above and other ends, this invention is characterized by thenovel construction and combination of parts set forth in the followingdescription and specifically pointed out in the appended claims,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, wherein similarreference characters indicate similar parts, and wherein:

Figure 1 is an elevation of the device as in use. Fig. 2 is a plan viewof the device as applied to a wall in a diagonal position. F 3 is an endView. Fig. l is a longitudinal sectional view. Fig. 5 is a perspec tiveview of the latch. Fig. 6 is a plan View of the spring, for actuatingthe latch.

Referring specifically to the drawings, this device embodies an opensided casing comprising the side wall 11, top 12, bottom 13, the frontend 25 and the rear end or back 10, the back 10 having its upper andside edges extended to form a flange 15 for securing the casing to awall or other upright. An angular partition comprising the sections 21and 27 arranged at right angles to each other connects the top and frontend of the casing, the section 21 being secured to the top 12 of thecasing and the section 27 being secured to the front end 25. Thispartition forms a cushion socket with the upper forward corner of thecasing, and the front end of the casing is provided with a constrictedopening 23 extending or leading into the cushion socket. A cushion 22 ofrubber or other resilient material is disposed snugly Specification ofLetters Patent.

Application filed February 3, 1912.

Patented Apr. 30, 1912.

Serial No. 675,328.

in the cushion socket and has a reduced portion 24 extending through theopening 23 to project beyond the front end of the easing. A pin 30projects from the side 11 of the casing at the rear end thereof, and asupplemental pin 31 projects from the said side of the casing from aposition below the former pin. The latch 17 has the inner or rear endthereof mounted or pivoted upon the pin 30 and the forward or free endthereof projects through an opening 26 extending from the cushion socketdownward, the free end of the latch having a catch or lip 18 projectingupwardly therefrom toward the reduced end or projecting portion 2et ofthe cushion. The outer end of the latch is beveled downwardly from thecatch or lip 18, and the latch is provided with two lateral lugs 20. Awire spring 32 has its intermediate portion 34 coiled around thesupplemental pin 31 and has its respective arms 33 and 35 bearingagainst the latch and the bottom of the casing to yieldingly force thefree end of the latch against the bottom of the cushion socket, thecushion socket serving as a stop to limit the movement of the latch andretain the catch 18 in proper position relative to the reduced portion24: of the cushion. This spring is formed from a length of wire bentintermediate its ends to form the arm 33 and the sections of the wireare then coiled, as designated by the numeral 34, the ends of the wiresprojecting from the coils and being wound together, as designated by thenumeral 36, to form the other arm 35 of the spring. This provides for asubstantial and lasting spring, which will retain its resiliency for aconsiderable period of time. A removable cover is arranged over the openside of the casing, and is retained in position by a bolt 28 which ispassed there through and which has a screw threaded engagement with theside 11, the pins 30 and 31 projecting through the said cover. The side11 of the casing and the removable cover 14 are provided with slots orelongated openings 29 through which the lugs 20 of the latch project,the said lugs permitting the latch to be manually swung downward againstthe tension of its spring. The openings 23 and 26 in the front end ofthe easing extend to the removable cover i l, and the cushion socketopens toward the open side of the casing, who 'eby when the cover 'l lis removed the cushion, latch and spring may all be slid laterally outof the casing for cleaning the various parts, repan'ing same,replacement of broken parts or the like.

In application, the device is secured to the wall or other support,designated by the numeral 8, the rear end of the device being secured tothe wall or support by means of the flange 15. The door, which isdesignated by the numeral '7' in Fig. l, is adapted to swing toward thedevice, a'keeper 16 being carried by the free end of the door which isadapted to strike the beveled portion 19 of the latch and force samedownward against the tension of its spring. This keeper 16 then strikesthe reduced and projecting portion 24: of the cushion and simultaneouslythe latch is forced upward by its spring to engage the catch or lip 18in the back of the keeper thereby retaining the door in open position.In this manner the cushion 22 is arranged to receive the impact of thedoor and serve as a stop for the door when the door is swung open, andat the same time that the keeper l6 strikes the cushion the latch isarranged to engage the keeper to preventthe door from rebounding andthereby retaining or detaining the door in open position.

The latch may be readily disengaged from the keeper by forcing the lugs20 downward in which event the door will be free to swing. It willtherefore be seen that this device serves both as a stop for the doorand as a detent for retaining the door in open position.

As shown in Fig. 2 the device is applied to the wall 8 in a diagonalposition by means of a wedge shaped shim 9 disposed between the back ofthe casing and the wall. This is of advantage when the door does notswing into a parallel relation with the wall, and in this manner thedevice may be applied to the wall in a position at right angles to thedoor when the door is swung open.

This device is simple in its construction and is capable of inexpensivemanufacture, it being understood that the same is susceptible ofalterations or deviations in its details within the scope of theappended claims without departing from the spirit of the invention, andin use this device is both convenient and eiiicient.

It is also understood that the various parts may be constructed ofvarious materials as may be desirable, and that this device may be usedas a stop and detentfor various moving objects, such as swinging windowsand the like.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. In a deviceof the character described, an open sided casing having a latch openingin the front end thereof, a pin projecting from the side of the casingat the rear end thereof, a latch pivoted on the pin and projectingthrough the latch opening, the latch having lateral lugs, a supplementalpin projecting from the side of the casing below the former pin, a wirespring having its intermediate portion coiled around the supplementalpin and having its arms bearing against the bottom of the casing and thelatch to yieldingly force tl e latch upward, and a removable cover forthe open side of the casing, the cover and side of the casing havingelongated openings therein through which the said lugs pass, the latchopening extending to the cover, whereby the latch and spring may beremoved from the pins through the open side of the casing when the coveris removed.

2. A combined door stop and dctent comprising an opensided casing havinga cushion socket at front end opening toward the open side of the casingand a constricted opening in the said end leading into the said socketand a latch opening therein extending away from the socket, a cushionseated in the said socket and having a reduced portion projectingthrough the constricted opening, a pin projecting from the side of thecasing at the rear end thereof, a spring pressed latch pivoted on thepin and passing through the latch opening, the cushion socket serving asa stop for the latch, and a removable cover for the open side of thecasing, the said openings extending to the said cover, whereby when thecover is removed the latch and cushion may be removed from the casingthrough the open side of the casing.

3. A combined door step and detent comprising an open sided casing, anangular partition connecting the top and front end of the casing to forma cushion socket opening toward the open side of the casing, the frontend of the casing having a constricted opening therein leading into thecushion socket and having a latch opening therein extending downwardfrom the cushion socket, a pin projecting from the side of the casing atthe rear end thereof, a latch pivoted on the pin and projecting throughthe latch opening, the latch having lateral lugs, a supplemental pinprojecting from the side of the casing below the former pin, a wirespring having its intermediate portion coiled around the supplementalpin and having its arms bearing against the bottom of the casing and thelatch to yieldingly force the free end of the latch against the cushionsocket, and a removable cover for the open side of the casing, the coverand side of the casing having elongated openings therein through whichthe said lugs pass, and the said openings in the front end of the casingextending to the cover, Whereby the cushion latch and spring may beremoved through the open side When the cover is removed.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I'have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

MARION HUGHES.

Witnesses:

SELINA WILLsoN, ERNEST F. RILEY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. 0. I

